The first snowflakes arrived this Thursday morning in the Manche department. Several centimeters of snow fell, particularly in the south of the department. The orange snow and ice alert is maintained all day.
The essentials
Difficulties in receiving France Bleu Cotentin
Due to weather conditions, technical problems temporarily disrupt reception of France Bleu Cotentin. You can continue listening to your favorite radio on our site or on the application HERE to download here for Android et there on the App Store.
The Channel remains on orange alert until Friday morning
La Manche remains on orange snow/ice warning all day Thursday and until Friday morning 6 a.m.
Several accidents reported
Several accidents were reported this morning in the department such as at the Glacerie or on the N175, or on the RD999 in Moyon-Villages. Be careful, traffic conditions are still tricky on many roads. You find here the state of the roads in real time.
The A84 closed to heavy goods vehicles between Fougères and Caen
The A84 motorway has been closed to heavy goods vehicles since 6 hours between Fougères and Caen. A load shedding route passing through Avranches – Granville – Coutances – Carentan – Bayeux has been put in place. Furthermore, the N174 is prohibited for heavy goods vehicles between Saint-Lô and Guilberville.
Cap Cotentin network bus lines stopped
THE lines 1 to 8 of the Cap Cotentin urban network are suspended “until further notice” following the snowflakes that fell this morning in the department. Intermunicipal lines and on-demand transport are also suspended. For school circuits: Cap Cotentin invites families to stay informed in order to know how the situation evolves this afternoon.
Departmental Council teams in action since this morning
“Snowfall is heaviest around Mortain and Villedieu-les-Poêles with snow sticking to the ground”explain Ivan Le Cann the head of the road maintenance and safety department at the Departmental Council. Around thirty teams from the Department have been on the ground since this morning.
Big snowflakes
Large snowflakes fall on the department like here in Valognes
The snow arrived around 6 a.m. from the south department
Several centimeters of snow expected this morning in the Channel. “Between 5 and 10 cm on the hills of the Norman bocage”specifies Christopher Bribet of Basse Normandie Weather.
